Stars sign two players from 2011 draft

The club has signed defenseman Jyrki Jokipakka (YUHR-kee, yoh-kih-PA-ka) to a three-year, entry-level contract, through the 2014-15 season and forward Emil Molin (eh-MIHL, moh-LEEN) to a three-year, entry-level contract, through the 2014-15 season.

Jokipakka, 20, skated in 52 games for Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Elite League in 2011-12, leading all defensemen in scoring with 9 goals, 8 assists and 17 points. His 17 points were also a career high, surpassing his previous best in 2009-10 when he registered 3 goals, 12 assists for 15 points in 38 games for the Ilves Under-20 club.

The 6-foot-3, 193-pound defenseman from Tampere, Finland, was Dallas’ seventh-round selection (195th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Jokipakka is scheduled to participate in this year’s Stars Summer Development Camp, which is slated to take place at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco from July 5-12.

Molin, 19, skated in 34 games for Byrnas IF Gavle of the Swedish Elite League in 2011-12, scoring 1 goal, 4 assists and 5 points. He was part of the team that won the Le Mat Trophy, which is earned annually by the victors of the Swedish Elite League. During that playoff run, he posted 1 assist and a plus-3 rating in 10 appearances. He also scored 15 goals, 27 assists and 42 points this past season for the Byrnas Under-20 club that operates in the Super Elite league.

The native of Gavle, Sweden has played in the Byrnas system since 2009-10. His best season came in 2010-11 when he scored 17 goals, 31 assists and 48 points in 20 contests in the U-18 Elite Byrnas program. That season, Molin earned a bronze medal for the club en route to earning the most assists (31) and overall points (48) in the U-18 Elite Western Conference.

The 6-foot-0, 176-pound forward was Dallas’ fourth-round selection (105th overall) in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Molin is scheduled to participate in this year’s Stars Summer Development Camp, which is slated to take place at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco from July 5-12.